---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Explore The Development Of A Behavioral Health Unit At The Cumberland County Jail"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Explore The Development Of A Behavioral Health Unit At The Cumberland County Jail"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 239"
citation: "Maine LD 239 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT", "POWERS", "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT AT CUMBERLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard FARNSWORTH"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05999616-b0e8-4f8a-8c6d-d14780099876"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071001"
source_hash: "62cdcfbe2705e2db5593c04f9f68cdd4ce146408e9bb4ff31c972554f786a6da"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 239 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Explore The Development Of A Behavioral Health Unit At The Cumberland County Jail

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0202&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0202&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Richard FARNSWORTH — primary (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05999616-b0e8-4f8a-8c6d-d14780099876`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).